kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
evening; night; nighttime
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
news; word; tidings; omen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey there; I say; see here
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles